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Nigeria's marginal oil fields will struggle to produce

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NIGERIA

Licenses were delivered to 161 companies to develop marginal fields. These are smaller onshore or shallow water oil blocks left undeveloped or abandoned by international oil…

Gold fields could be source of stability for the Sahel

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SAHEL

However, the region’s governments have not been able to take advantage of it, allowing artisanal gold fields to act as a magnet for violence and to contribute to funding armed…

Angolan government will push for oil sector boost

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ANGOLA

This is the first major test of recent legislative and institutional reforms as President Joao Lourenco’s government looks to bring in new players and revitalise the sector. New…

Geothermal energy production will grow in East Africa

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EAST AFRICA

The plan envisages a massive expansion of geothermal energy, through the sinking of 57 new wells across six major steam fields, which would make Kenya the world’s fourth-largest…

South Africa’s gas plans face challenging obstacles

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SOUTH AFRICA

South Africa gas plans.

Nigeria oil bill will disappoint

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NIGERIA

Discussed since 2008, the bill’s passage comes in response to worsening macroeconomic conditions. These include falling government revenues, declining foreign exchange reserves…

Senegal’s Sall will ride out gas scandal furore

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SENEGAL

Senegalese gas scandal.

Senegal’s president should secure easy re-election

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SENEGAL

This leaves incumbent President Macky Sall (no relation) facing only four challengers in the first round.

Senegalese opposition gains will be fragile

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SENEGAL

Opposition victories in those cities came despite legal imbroglios involving key opposition figures, which some critics of President Macky Sall saw as attempts to skew the…

Congo’s president will secure contested fourth term

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CONGO-BRAZZAVILLE

Several of the main opposition figures are not participating or have decided to boycott, citing an unlevel playing field. The 2016 election runner-up, Guy-Brice Parfait Kolelas…